Ghost town · Montana
McCarthyville
McCarthyville is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,347 m. Mount Rockwell stands 2,862 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away.
ghost town in Montana
How to reach it
Coordinates48.27000, -113.43900
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Elk Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Blacktail Hills: 3.1 mi
- Mount Shields: 3.6 mi
- Snowslip Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Devils Hump: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Rockwell Falls: 12.7 mi
- Aster falls: 14.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.3 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 15.2 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Crescent Cliff: 11.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Wapiti Park: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of McCarthyville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rockwell | N 357° | 2,862 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | NNW 329° | 2,857 m | 9.8 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | N 9° | 2,755 m | 10.4 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,692 m | 10.6 mi |
| Church Butte | NNW 336° | 2,687 m | 8.4 mi |
| Summit Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,673 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Despair | N 2° | 2,616 m | 8.9 mi |
| Little Dog Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,613 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:48 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 16 mi away.
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